Copying-camera.



W. A. BISHOP.

COPYING CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, 30 1012. 1,120,014.

RENEWED OCT.14,1914.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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IN VENTOR WILL/7RD H, B/SHOP ATTORNEY:

W. A. BISHOP.

COPYING CAMERA.

RENEWEU 001214, 1914 1,120,014, Patented Dec.8,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1912 Fig.2 H 5 WITNESSES: INVENTOR WW W/LLHRD RBIs/40F.

ATTORNEYS W. A. BISHOP.

COPYING CAMERA.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 30,1912. RENEWED 00114. 1914.

1 ,120,014. Patented Dec.8,191L

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WITNESSES. INVENTOI? WILLARD H. BISHOP.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLARD A. BISHOP, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO;

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 80, 1912, serial lio. 717,827. Renewed October 14, 1914. Serial No. 886,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD A. Brsnor, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copying- Cameras, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to cameras designed for use in printing from photographic nega tives and adapted to either enlargeor reduce the size of the image.

It is the object of the invention to provide convenient means for manipulating the instrument as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the camera. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the shiftable lens holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the combined focusing screen and film holder in a position for engagement with the film. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the negative holder. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the shiftable lens holder.

In the enlargement of photographs the focusing screen is frequently placed a considerable distance from the lens and negative holder. To adjust the focus to obtain the proper size picture there must be a longitudinal movement of the lens and to properly center the image on the screen it is necessary also to adjust the lens laterally both in a vertical and in a horizontal direction. As a consequence it is usually necessary for the operator to Walk back and forth from the screen to the lens holder before the desired adjustment is obtained, and inasmuch as the distance is too great for him to carefully observe the image from the position of the lens the difficulty is increased.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide means operable from the position of the screen for adjusting the lens both as to focusing and for centering the image upon the plate.

.It is a further object to provide a convenient means for holding the films upon which the pictures are printed so that they are in exact focus and may be quickly exchanged.

My improved instrument comprises a suitable bed A on which the various parts of the instrument are adjustably mounted.

B is a negative holder mounted upon the forward part of the bed; C 1s a lens holder longitudinally slidable upon parallel ways D upon the bed; this lens holder as shown,

being in the form of a box member open at the rear side, and E is the holder for the focusing screen also adjustable upon the ways D in rear of the lens holder C.

As has been stated, the focusing screen is usually spaced a considerable distance from the lens holder, and I have therefore provided means of adjustment for the lens operable from a position adjacent to the screen. For this purpose I have provided a focusing adjustment, which, as shown, comprises an endless cord F engaging pulleys Gnat opposite ends of the frame A, and attached to the lens holder C. In addition to the longitudinal adjustment of the lens for focusing I have provided lateral adjustment both vertical and horizontal. This preferably comprises a front H upon which the lens I is mounted, said front being secured by a. pin J engaging a slot J therein to the member C. The front H is preferably of'the tapering form shown, the end opposite that secured to the pin J being of lesser width and providing clearance for a lateral adjustment.

K and L are rack-bars arranged upon opposite sides of the front H, and pivotally connected thereto at their lower ends. and M are pinions engaging said rack-bars, and respectively mounted upon rods N and N, which extend longitudinally of the bed and at the upper corners of the lens holder C. The rods N and N are respectively supported in bearings 0 upon the lens holder C and also upon bearings R R in a slidable standard P, supported on the bed, and which is centrally cut away to permit the passage of the light from the lens. The arrangement is such that by rotating the rods N and N the front H may be raised or lowered on either or both sides, while a differential movement on the two sides will cause a lateral swinging of the front to either one side or the other of the lens holder C. Thus if the rack-bar K is raised a greater distance from the bottom of the lens holder than the rack-bar L, the top of the front H will be rocked toward the bar L.

The holder E for the screen or ground lass preferably also constitutes the means or securing the sensitive film on which the picture is printed. To this end said holder comprises two frames E and E arranged 'parallel to each other, the frame E holding a clear or transparent glass, while the frame E holds the groun glass. When the frames are closed the two lasses will be in close proximity and there ore the sensitive paper or film will be clamped therebetween, and held in the plane of the ground glass on which the image has been focused. Mats E of varying sizes may be placed between the frames for holding and centering different sized sheets of the sensitive film. The frame'E is hinged to a base plate E, which is slidable upon the bed, the arrangement being such that when the film is to be placed in the holder the frame E may be let down upon the base E, and the frame E opened as shown in Fig. 3. Thus the placing and removal of the film is more easily performed in this horizontal position than would" be the case if the frame remained vertical.

In use, the operator first positions the member E ap roximately according to the enlargement rfdsired and the standard P 1s adjusted so as to support the rods N and N. The camera is preferably placed in a dark room, the light for printing being admittted through the negative holder B in which the negative to be printed'is placed. The operator, then taking his position adjacent to the focusing screen E, can adjust the member C longitudinally until a sharp focusing of the image upon the screen is obtained. This image may not be properly centered but the centering is uickly effected by manipulation of the rods N and N, which when rotated will actuate their corresponding pinions M and M, which in turn actuate the rack-bars K and L. ,These bars are preferably square or polygonal in section and are slidable in the pinions M and M, so that the lens holder C may be ad'usted to any position without longitudinal movement of the rods. The rods extend the full length of the bed so that the operator can rotate tliemfrom whatever position he ma be in, and by the proper manipulation, the lens maybe adjusted from vertical to lateral.

A further function performed b the rods N and N is that of a frame for holding a light-screen where the room in which the camera is placed is not free from actinic light. This cloth may be thrown over the rods extendin from the lens holder to the screen and wi protect the sensitive film on .the latter from injury.

1 After the image is properly focused and centered upon the screen the operator may successively print any desired ,number of films. In'performing this work'the frame E is folded down into horizontal position upon the member E, the frame E is sw 0 en, and the film placed over the oun g ass, and then clamped by the closing of the frame E. This 0 eration is performed more conveniently when the frame is in horizontal position than would be possible in the vertical position, and after the clamp- B is carried. This will permit of correct:

ing any inaccurac in the negative, where the vertical lines t ereof are not strictly ac curate.

Where it is desired to soften the picture,

it is advantageous to use a screen ad'acent to the negative. For this purpose have provided a hinged screen 0, which is preferably attached to the rotatively adjustable negative holder B, and may be turned alternatively into parallelism with said negative or out of registration therewith. In

use, the screen may be placed in front of the negative for a portion of the exposure and then turned away for the remainder of the exposure, thereby obtaining the desired softening effect.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In an enlarging camera the combination with a negative holder and a screen adjustable in relation to each other, of a lens holder arranged intermediate said n ative holder and screen, and means opera le from the position of the screen for adjusting the lens to focus and center the ima e.

2. The combination with a bed 0 a nega-- tive holder and a screen relatively adjustable upon said bed, a lens holder adjustably mounted u on said bed intermediate said negative ho der and screen, means operable from the position of the screen for adjust; ing said lens holder longitudinally for focusing the image and means also operable from the position of the screen for adjusting the lens laterally upon its holder to center the image.

3. The combination with abed of a negative holder and a screen relatively adjustable upon said bed, a lens holder adjustably mounted u on said bed intermediatesaid negative ho der and screen, means operable ing said lens holder longitudinally to the image on the screen, said lens holder having a slidable front, and means also operable from the position of the screen for adjusting said slidable front vertically and horizontally to center the image on the screen.

4. The combination with a bed of a negative holder and a screen relatively adjustable upon said bed, a lens holder intermediate said ne ative holder and screen longitudinall sli able upon said bed, means operable om the position of the screen for sliding said lens holder a slidable front for said lens holder in whic said lens ismount} cd, rack and pinion connections for adjusting said slidablefront vertically and horizontally, and rods for rotating said pinions rearward to said screen and operable from this position.

5. In an enlarging camera the combination with a bed and a lens holder adjustably supported on said bed, of a slidable front upon said lens holder, movable vertically and laterally, means for raising and lowering the opposite sides of said sliding front differentially to produce either vertical or lateral adjustment, and a pair of rods for operating said differential raising and lowgring means, extending parallel with said 6. In an enlarging camera the combination with a bed of a lens holder slidably mounted thereon, a vertically and laterally slidable front for said lens holder, and rods having a rack and pinion engagement with said slidable front for operating said slidable front, extending from said lens holder parallel with said bed and also constituting a support for a light-softening screen.

7. In an enlarging camera the corribination with a bed of a lens holder slidably mounted upon said bed, a slidable front for said lens holder, means for separately raising andzlowering opposite sides of said slidable front uponsaid lens holder, and rods engaging said raising and lowering means and extending parallel to said bed.

8. In an enlarging camera the combination with a bed and slidable lens holder mounted thereon, of a slidable front for said lens holder, racks connected to opposite sides of said slidable front for raising and lowering the same independently, inions engaging said racks, and rods s11 ably engaging said pinions, extending parallel to said bed and operable at a distance from said lens holder. K I

9. In an enlarging camera the combination with a bed of a negative holder and a screen adjustable in relation to each other upon said bed, a lens holder intermediate said negative holder and screen, a frame intermediate said lens holder and screen, and rods for adjusting said lens extending'parallel to said bed at the opposite sides and top of said lens holder, said rods being supported upon said intermediate frame, and also constituting a support for a light-softening screen.

10. In an enlarging camera the combination with a bed of a n gative holder and a screen adjustable in ation to each other upon said bed, a le, holder intermediate said negative holder and screen, an endless belt extending longitudinally of said bed and attached to said lens holder for adjusting the same, rods extending parallel to said bed at the upper opposite corners of said lens holder, a slidable front for said lens holder, connections between 'said rod and slidable front whereb5 the slidable front is operable by the adjustment ofsaid rods, and an intermediate support for said rods.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLARD A. BISHOP. Witnesses:

J AMES P. BARRY,

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